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beachhead

noun
/ˈbiːt͡ʃhɛd/

Etymology

From beach + head.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. compounded as beachhead — “beach + head”

Definitions

  1. An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the…

    An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material

  2. A coastal landing place.

  3. An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project

    An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA